| Official Name: | Skandia Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Skandia Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marquette |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Arthur Lauren |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Marilyn Keto |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 71.92 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 810 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 11.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 335 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1099 |
| Coordinates: | 46.3575°N -87.2008°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 49885 (Skandia) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-103-74110[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627085 |
Skandia Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census recorded a population of 810 people.[2] The township contains the Dukes Research Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark.
The township is on the eastern edge of Marquette County, bordered to the east by Alger County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 72.1sqmi, of which 71.92sqmi are land and 0.18sqmi, or 0.25%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2010, there were 826 people, 350 households, and 242 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.4 per square mile (4.4/km). There were 478 housing units at an average density of 6.6 per square mile (2.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 93.5% White, 2.4% American Indian, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Black or African American, 0% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 350 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the township the population was spread out, with 23% under the age of 19, 15% from 20 to 34, 11.8% from 35 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. As of 2010, the population was 49.2% female and 50.8% male.
In 2015 median income for a household in the township was $42,841 and the median income for a family was $55,313.[6] Median earnings for workers was $26,316. Males working full-time, year-round had a median income of $53,125 versus $42,375 for females working full-time, year-round. The per capita income for the township was $16,941. About 11.9% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.